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9.1
86623
9.1 |
Consequence Of Sound
Blake uses heartbreak to grow as a songwriter, pianist, and poet
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9.0
86684
9.0 |
Exclaim
From its weighty subject matter to its incredibly nuanced production, The Colour in Anything is not only Blake at his best, but also his most personal
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9.0
86694
9.0 |
Beardfood
Beautiful, extraordinary, cold and warm at the same time, this record will have many people in tears
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9.0
86622
9.0 |
FasterLouder
A work of restless invention, standing as Blake’s most creative collection to date
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9.0
86856
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Arguably Blake’s most create cloudburst to date
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9.0
86857
9.0 |
musicOMH
A staggeringly impressive and confident third album from an artist who has reached the very peak of his powers
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8.5
86907
8.5 |
The 405
The more time you invest in The Colour In Anything the more readily you will discover its qualities
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8.3
86713
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Even if Colour doesn’t drastically alter Blake’s sound, it widens and refines it, keeping what made his first two records so memorable while hinting that there remains ever further room for growth
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8.2
86631
8.2 |
Pitchfork
Clocking in at 76 minutes, The Colour in Anything is James Blake’s wonderfully messy dive into maximalism
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8.0
86633
8.0 |
DIY
Where before even the slickest statements were crackly and nervous in their delivery, here he sounds ready to take on anything
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8.0
86638
8.0 |
NME
Blake's richest and most emotionally resonant work yet
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8.0
86624
8.0 |
The Observer
Expands Blake’s bleak vision
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8.0
86625
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Blake is not doing anything that will persuade detractors, but he is building stunning and ambitious structures on the foundations of his previous wor
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8.0
86627
8.0 |
The Guardian
Toweringly accomplished, heart-wrenchingly frail
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8.0
86695
8.0 |
State
Despite the presence of others this is a James Blake album through and through, and it features his strongest songwriting yet
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8.0
88177
8.0 |
Mojo
A serious talent that grows with every release. Print edition only
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8.0
86867
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
His work never sounding so vulnerable
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8.0
86873
8.0 |
Under The Radar
There is no doubt further ground to cover with Blake, but for now, take in the new scenery
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8.0
86898
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Taking an intense and isolating gloom and turning it into something beautiful and distinctive
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7.4
86780
7.4 |
Resident Advisor
The promise and brilliance of The Colour In Anything's best songs are replaced by a sense of listlessness. In his mission to keep things quiet and subdued, Blake nearly snuffs out his own flickering flame
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7.0
86870
7.0 |
Spin
In TCIA, Blake sounds most at home
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7.0
88187
7.0 |
Uncut
Finally lets the sunshine in on exquisite third album. Print edition only
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7.0
86712
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
It demands that you sit down and really listen to the record in all its glorious misery but it’s also dusted with the kind of magic you could only find on a James Blake record
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7.0
86779
7.0 |
All Music
Compared to the self-titled debut and Overgrown, this a more graceful and denser purging
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7.0
86640
7.0 |
Gig Soup
The artwork for the album reflects its mood: grey, bleak and vulnerable.
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7.0
86646
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Sensitivity without strength is just decadence – and fortunately for Blake, there's plenty of fight in him
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6.5
87187
6.5 |
Earbuddy
Blake doesn’t have the voice or the lyrics to make this entire trip an interesting one, so on a song by song basis, the album kind of works. As a whole, this is a dud
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6.0
87321
6.0 |
Q
These songs are Blake at his best and most sonically inventive. Print edition only
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6.0
86866
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
The Colour in Anything, as dazzling as it often is, finds Blake sidetracked by all the things he can do and doing them coldly, rather than focusing on the few things he should
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6.0
86719
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Despite its 17 tracks, there's very little here that Blake hasn't tried before
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6.0
86725
6.0 |
NOW
A good album that could have been great if Blake had been a bit more willing to edit and discard his less successful sonic experiments
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5.0
86999
5.0 |
PopMatters
James Blake had it in him to release a great album here. He just chose not to
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4.0
86838
4.0 |
The FT
Produced with impressive attention to detail, it adds a degree of grit to his customary delicacy
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